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Protecting the planet

The trade centre in Gurgaon is a mixture of offices and retail development.

Transforming a desert into India's new tech hub

Much of the information contained in this image came from a single remote-sensing device-NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS. Flying over 700 km above the Earth on board the Terra satellite, MODIS provides an integrated tool for observing a variety of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric features of the Earth. The land and coastal ocean portions of these images are based on surface observations collected from June through September 2001 and combined, or composited, every eight days to compensate for clouds that might block the sensor's view of the surface on any single day.

Five good (and bad things) that have happened since last Earth Day

TOPSHOT - French President Emmanuel Macron (L) bids farewell to his US counterpart Donald Trump after the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017.
Bastille Day, the French National Day, is held annually each July 14, to commemorate the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789. This years parade on Paris's Champs-Elysees will commemorate the centenary of the US entering WWI and will feature horses, helicopters, planes and troops. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Macron's played the Trump card well -- but will that make a policy difference?

A man collects plastic bottles to sell for recycling, in a landfill of Managua, on January 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Hector RETAMAL (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

It's not just the oceans: Microplastic pollution is all around us

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Dear leaders: You've failed your children on climate change

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

NYT: Pruitt purchased home from lobbyist in 2003, using a shell company

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

EPA chief Pruitt met with lobbyist whose wife rented him a room

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

NYT: Pruitt purchased home from lobbyist

Yosemite Falls

Yosemite: A crown jewel of the national parks

Motel misery: Hundreds fled Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico only to end up functionally homeless in Florida

Your ultimate guide to shopping for planet-friendly products this Earth Day

EPA sources: Pruitt aide tried to back-date departure after congressional interview request

The island is full of wildlife. The horse count alone is 140, not to mention the wild boar, armadillos and birds. When riding your bicycle down to the beach it is not uncommon to see wild horses grazing on the grasses around you.

Not even a slew of ravaging hurricanes could knock out these national park treasures

Phyllis at the grave of a 3 month old baby who recently died as a result of lead poisoning from the factory nearby.

The woman risking her life to save a village from lead poisoning

The Muraka - Conrad Maldives Rangali Island under water villa

Maldives to open 'world's first' underwater hotel residence

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Festo's fantastical robots inspired by animals and insects

epa06664236 (FILE) - Army officers remove the bench, where Sergi Skripal and his daughter were found, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Britain, 23 March 2018 (reissued 12 April 2018). Reports on 12 April 20-18 state that The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) transmitted on 11 April to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) the report of the OPCW?s mission to provide requested technical assistance in regard to the Salisbury incident on 04 March 2018. The OPCW states that the results of analysis by the OPCW designated laboratories of environmental and biomedical samples collected by the OPCW team confirm the findings of the United Kingdom relating to the identity of the toxic chemical that was used in Salisbury and severely injured three people. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

Salisbury cleanup targets toxic 'hot spots' after Skripal poisoning

Sweden's winter swim championship

A simple Bedouin life in the valley

'Mars on Earth' experience opens in the Wadi Rum desert

The Martian Domes at dusk

'Mars on Earth' experience opens in the Wadi Rum desert

The Muraka - Conrad Maldives Rangali Island under water villa

Photos reveal new luxury underwater hotel residence in the Maldives

Tired of waiting for electricity in Puerto Rico, man builds his own solar power system

ABC Pool crew is headed to the EPA, thanks to information from the FOX Desk, that the EPA Administrator Pruitt remarks on fuel standards will take place at the EPA - 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. Fox was told that the crew should be onsite by 930am. Awaiting additional information on the timing and details, but ABC crew will be there with producer Stephanie Ebbs. More to come.

EPA inspector general to begin second review of Pruitt's security detail

Cuban acting President Raul Castro participates in a military parade on December 2, 2006 at the Revolution Square to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Army and the 80th birthday of his brother, Cuban President Fidel Castro.

Cuba's National Assembly announces Miguel Diaz-Canel as new president

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Five innovative online prescription glasses brands that should be on your radar

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These eco-friendly sneakers may be the comfiest shoes you'll ever own

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

White House looking into EPA's Pruitt spending, Mulvaney says

A bleached Acropora colony

Global warming is killing the Great Barrier Reef, study says

A photo taken on September 22, 2014, shows coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The 2,300-kilometre-long reef contributes AUS$5.4 billion (US$4.8 billion) annually to the Australian economy through tourism, fishing, and scientific research, while supporting 67,000 jobs, according to government data. According to an Australian government report in August, the outlook for the Earth's largest living structure is "poor", with climate change posing the most serious threat to the extensive coral reef ecosystem. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching

This image released early Sunday, April 8, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a child receiving oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria. Syrian rescuers and medics said the attack on Douma killed at least 40 people. The Syrian government denied the allegations, which could not be independently verified. The alleged attack in Douma occurred Saturday night amid a resumed offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Gunfire at UN team in Syria stalls chemical weapons inspection

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Key steps that Administrator Scott Pruitt has taken at EPA

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20 of America's most beautiful hotels

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Beautiful Madeira, the island of eternal springtime

Since Hurricane Maria knocked out the Vieques hospital and dialysis center, Joe Garcia and Radamés Cabral Trinidad have had to seek lifesaving kidney treatments on Puerto Rico's main island. They must fly three times a week to this airport in Ceiba. The bags at their feet contain blankets, pillows and jackets to keep them comfortable during dialysis treatment. (Carmen Heredia Rodriguez/KHN)

Months after Maria, Puerto Rican patients must travel 12 hours for dialysis

Mud near this small Japanese island could change the global economy

Hidden away among silent woods and snow banks in the Swedish Lapland, Treehotel has an apartment-like cabin is built into the canopy, 32 feet above the ground.

11 best hotels in the middle of nowhere

25 of the world's best honeymoon hotels

BORACAY, PHILIPPINES: TO GO WITH STORY "PHILIPPINES-TOURISM-ENVIRONMENT-BORACAY" A man on a surfboard sells fresh coconut juice to people swimming in the waters off the central Philippine resort island of Boracay, 11 June 2005. Despite the image of the island of pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters that attracts thousands of tourists, Boracay faces a worsening garbage problem, just one of several dilemmas that the island must contend with as more and more people flock to its beaches. AFP PHOTO/Joel NITO (Photo credit should read JOEL NITO/AFP/Getty Images)

Philippine riot police to keep tourists at bay during Boracay island cleanup

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21 of the world's most beautiful beachfront hotels

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a news conference at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, on his decision to scrap Obama administration fuel standards. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

EPA chief Scott Pruitt's long list of controversies

The world's most beautiful island hotels

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke talks to reporters before departing Kanab Airport on May 10, 2017 in Kanab, Utah.

Ryan Zinke refers to himself as a geologist. That's a job he's never held.

TOPSHOT - Indian commuters walk past as smoke comes out of traditional Indian coal 'chulahs' (oven) kept on the side of a busy road in Kolkata on February 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

More than 95% of world's population breathing unhealthy air, says new report

ÒBoomerangÓ gets a good polish before her maiden voyage.

Giving up work to sail around the world

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: Volunteers collect plastic rubbish and waste washed up on the beach besides the University of Plymouth's Marine Station as they take part in a awareness-raising event organised by the all-female eXXpedition crew who are preparing to sail around Britain to highlight plastic in the oceans on August 8, 2017 in Plymouth, England. In a pioneering sailing expedition, starting and finishing at the University of Plymouth's Marine Station, a diverse group of women will collect water samples to measure for micro-plastics and other toxic chemicals, as well as hold events in the various ports that they sail to including Cardiff, Belfast, Arran, Stornaway, Edinburgh, London and Plymouth. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Scientists hope new enzyme will 'eat' plastic pollution

The picture shows the aircraft carrier Liaoning (Hull 16) and other vessels and fighter jets in the maritime parade conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the South China Sea on the morning of April 12, 2018. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), reviewed the parade. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhang Lei)

Xi Jinping sends warning to Taiwan, United States with live-fire drills

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

EPA watchdog: Two Pruitt aides received earlier raises

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Michael Phelps advocates smart water habits